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Siege Of Washington D C 1867
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Author : Francis Colburn Adams
language : en
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Release Date : 2009-06
Siege Of Washington D C 1867 written by Francis Colburn Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06 with History categories.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Siege Of Washington D C Esprios Classics
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Author : F. Colburn Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-09-21
Siege Of Washington D C Esprios Classics written by F. Colburn Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-21 with Fiction categories.
Francis Colburn Adams (1850-1891) was an American miscellaneous writer, formerly living in Charleston, South Carolina, who wrote under various pseudonyms. His works include: Manuel Pereiera; or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina (1853), Our World; or, The Democrat's Rule (1855), Justice in the By-Ways: A Tale of Life (1856), Life and Adventures of Major Roger Sherman Potter (1858), An Outcast (1861), Siege of Washington for Little People (1867) and The Von Toodleburgs; or, The Memoirs of a Very Distinguished Family (1868).
Siege Of Washington
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Author : F. Colburn Adams
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-01-23
Siege Of Washington written by F. Colburn Adams and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-23 with Political Science categories.
YOU, my son, have heard, and perhaps read, how Rome was once saved by a goose. There were, as you know, my son, a great many geese abroad during the siege of Washington; but it was not through any act of theirs that the city was saved. As I love you dearly, my son, so is it my first desire to instruct you correctly on all subjects in which the good of our great country is concerned. Before concluding my history of this remarkable siege, I shall prove to your satisfaction that Washington was saved, and the fate of the nation determined, by a barrel of whisky.
Siege Of Washington D C
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Author : Francis Adams
language : en
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Release Date : 2016-12-26
Siege Of Washington D C written by Francis Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-26 with categories.
This work was not written to offend, but to amuse and instruct little people. That the Siege of Washington was the most remarkable military event history has any account of, is very well understood among those who participated in it. I must beg the reader, then, not to place false judgment on the pleasantry introduced here and there, since I have recorded, with great care and correctness, all the military movements, that took place during that memorable occasion.Excerpt from Siege of Washington, D.C.:"YOU, my son, have heard, and perhaps read, how Rome was once saved by a goose. There were, as you know, my son, a great many geese abroad during the siege of Washington; but it was not through any act of theirs that the city was saved. As I love you dearly, my son, so is it my first desire to instruct you correctly on all subjects in which the good of our great country is concerned. Before concluding my history of this remarkable siege, I shall prove to your satisfaction that Washington was saved, and the fate of the nation determined, by a barrel of whisky. Let me say to you, my son, that the siege of Washington, however much people abroad may laugh at it, was one of the most extraordinary events in the history of modern warfare. It took place in the year of our Lord, 1864; and there is no other event in the war of the great rebellion to compare with it. You will, therefore, my son, understand why it is that the history of an event of so much importance should be written only by an impartial historian-one who has courage enough to tell the truth, and no official friends to serve at the expense of honor. I must tell you, also, my son, that the great military problem of this siege has afforded a subject of deep study for our engineers, from General Delafield downward, who have puzzled their wits over it without finding a solution."
Siege Of Washington
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Author : F. Colburn Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-06
Siege Of Washington written by F. Colburn Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06 with categories.
HERE let me present you, my son, with an exact portrait of the distinguished general who is commonly accepted as striking the first blow of this war. He was kindly educated at the expense of the nation, and was first among its enemies. For a time his fame ran high enough, and timid people were inclined to give him the character of a monster. But it turned out in time that he was a very peaceable gentleman, and not so much of a terrible warrior, after all.
Siege Of Washington
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Author : F. Colburn Adams
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-07-19
Siege Of Washington written by F. Colburn Adams and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-19 with Literary Collections categories.
YOU, my son, have heard, and perhaps read, how Rome was once saved by a goose. There were, as you know, my son, a great many geese abroad during the siege of Washington; but it was not through any act of theirs that the city was saved. As I love you dearly, my son, so is it my first desire to instruct you correctly on all subjects in which the good of our great country is concerned. Before concluding my history of this remarkable siege, I shall prove to your satisfaction that Washington was saved, and the fate of the nation determined, by a barrel of whisky.
The Siege Of Washington
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Author : John Lockwood
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-04-11
The Siege Of Washington written by John Lockwood and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-11 with History categories.
On April 14, 1861, following the surrender of Fort Sumter, Washington was "put into the condition of a siege," declared Abraham Lincoln. Located sixty miles south of the Mason-Dixon Line, the nation's capital was surrounded by the slave states of Maryland and Virginia. With no fortifications and only a handful of trained soldiers, Washington was an ideal target for the Confederacy. The South echoed with cries of "On to Washington!" and Jefferson Davis's wife sent out cards inviting her friends to a reception at the White House on May 1. Lincoln issued an emergency proclamation on April 15, calling for 75,000 troops to suppress the rebellion and protect the capital. One question now transfixed the nation: whose forces would reach Washington first-Northern defenders or Southern attackers? For 12 days, the city's fate hung in the balance. Washington was entirely isolated from the North-without trains, telegraph, or mail. Sandbags were stacked around major landmarks, and the unfinished Capitol was transformed into a barracks, with volunteer troops camping out in the House and Senate chambers. Meanwhile, Maryland secessionists blocked the passage of Union reinforcements trying to reach Washington, and a rumored force of 20,000 Confederate soldiers lay in wait just across the Potomac River. Drawing on firsthand accounts, The Siege of Washington tells this story from the perspective of leading officials, residents trapped inside the city, Confederates plotting to seize it, and Union troops racing to save it, capturing with brilliance and immediacy the precarious first days of the Civil War.
A Historic Resources Study
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Author :
language : en
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Release Date : 2004
A Historic Resources Study written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Fortification categories.
A Guide To Civil War Washington D C
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Author : Lucinda Prout Janke
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2013-03-19
A Guide To Civil War Washington D C written by Lucinda Prout Janke and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-19 with History categories.
An in-depth account of the Civil War people and events that left their mark on the city at the heart of the Union, shaping its historic legacy. When the first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861, Washington, DC, was a small, essentially Southern city. The capital rapidly transformed as it prepared for invasion—army camps sprung up in Foggy Bottom, the Navy Yard on Anacostia was a beehive of activity, and even the Capitol was pressed into service as a barracks. Local citizens and government officials struggled to accommodate the fugitive slaves and troops that crowded into the city. From the story of one of the first African American army surgeons, Dr. Alexander Augusta to the tireless efforts of Clara Barton, historian Lucinda Prout Janke renders an intimate portrait of a community on the front lines of war. Join Janke as she guides readers through the changing landscape of a capital besieged. Includes photos!
Catalogue Of The Library Of The Boston Athenaeum
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Author :
language : en
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Release Date : 1880
Catalogue Of The Library Of The Boston Athenaeum written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with American literature categories.